Christmas Caroling 2008

Taylor's Brownie troop has been working on their winter project over the last several months, ever since school started up again. Twice each month the girls met to make ornaments and gifts for their friends at Respite Care. They also decided to plan an afternoon of Christmas carols at the center for all to come and enjoy.

Today was the big day! Taylor was so excited when she got up this morning. It's Christmas Caroling Day at Respite Care! She practiced her songs a little bit this morning, went to school for the day, then came home to change and get ready for the extravaganza. Here's our very own professional Christmas caroler, all dressed up and ready to sing.

I told Taylor the the combination of dressy dress, mary janes,
Brownie vest and antlers was just smashing. :)

Here's a short clip of our very amateurish camera video of the girls singing one of the classics. Doesn't every kid sing this song for a Christmas program? If you look closely, you can see Taylor on the left by the piano, with her antlers jingling, hiding behind her 'cheat sheet'. :)

All combined, there were over 40 girls that attended this year's festivities at Respite Care. The troops pooled funds to buy the facility a new microwave oven and donated their leftover cookie money from last year to Respite Care's camp fund. The girls all reported having a wonderful time and have already asked to go back next year.

It was so rewarding to watch Taylor up there singing her little heart out. I spent the whole time trying to make sure my misty eyes didn't actually well up and spill over. I really needn't have bothered. When I looked around, there wasn't a dry eye in the house.

Kristin